Background
Johnson, Charles S. was born on October 31, 1948 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Johnson, Charles S. was born on October 31, 1948 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Bard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Fisk University; Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Georgia. 1988, United States. Tax Court.
Member, Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review, 1971-1973.
Recipient, O"Keefe Award, Boston College Law School, 1973. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1987, Georgia State Board of Bar Examiners.
Chairman, Atlanta Judicial Commission, 1977. Trustee: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 1979-1984.
Simon"s Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1979-1984.
Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, University of Georgia, 1976. Member: Gate City (President, 1978), Atlanta, National (Vice-President, 1984-1986) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, State Disciplinary Board, 1981-1982).
Holland & Knight is one of the largest law firms based in the Southeastern United States with offices in Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, and nine locations in Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach).
The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review, 1971-1973. Recipient, O"Keefe Award, Boston College Law School, 1973. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1987, Georgia State Board of Bar Examiners.
Chairman, Atlanta Judicial Commission, 1977.
Trustee: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 1979-1984. Simon"s Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1979-1984.
Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, University of Georgia, 1976. Member: Gate City (President, 1978), Atlanta, National (Vice-President, 1984-1986) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Member, State Disciplinary Board, 1981-1982).